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Charles Wesley Quotes

1707–1788 England

Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was a leader of the Methodist movement, the younger brother of John Wesley. Despite their closeness, Charles and his brother did not always agree on questions relating to their beliefs.

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Not from his head was woman took,
As made her husband to o'erlook;
Not from his feet, as one designed
The footstool of the stronger kind;
But fashioned for himself, a bride;
An equal, taken from his side.

Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762)

Why should the Devil have all the best tunes?

Disputed to Wesley in America Over the Water (2004)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Charles Wesley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.